Ono
Ono was a town in the territory of Benjamin, often mentioned together with Lod, and was the site of a proposed meeting between Nehemiah and his enemies.
The name Ono means “grief or strength or iniquity of him”
PlaceOld Testament3 books5 verses
Summary
A location first mentioned at 1 Chronicles 8:12; referred to as Ono (אוֹנוֹ) or Hakkephirim (כְּפִירִים).
Location
- Identified as
- Kafr Ana
- Certainty
- Likely (76% of scholarship) · 1 other possible location
- Coordinates
- 32.027° N, 34.868° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- אוֹנוֹOno
- כְּפִירִיםHakkephirim
Mentions
- 1 Chronicles 8:12אוֹנוֹ · OnoThe sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),
- Ezra 2:33אוֹנוֹ · Ono…the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 725;
- Nehemiah 6:2כְּפִירִים · Hakkephirim; אוֹנוֹ · OnoSanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.
- Nehemiah 7:37אוֹנוֹ · Ono…the men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;
- Nehemiah 11:35אוֹנוֹ · OnoLod, and Ono; and in the Valley of the Craftsmen.